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Blood transfusions events by indication in sickle cell disease. CVA, cerebrovascular accident; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; URTI, upper respiratory infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; VOP, vaso-occlusive pain.
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Background and objective: One of the important health problems in Duhok city, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, is sickle cell disease. Blood transfusion remains a significant therapeutic intervention in patients with sickle cell disease that reduces complications related to vaso-occlusions. This study aimed to assess compliance to guidelines for the use of...
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... steady state Hb, Hb, HbS, and HbF were significantly lower in patients receiving blood transfusions, while Retics count and serum ferritin were significantly higher in patients receiving blood transfusions. Figure 1 outlines blood transfusions events by indications in sickle cell disease. The main causes for blood transfusion were vaso-occlusive pain, hemolytic crisis, avascular necrosis of hip joint and hemoglobin bellow 7 g/dl constituting 32 (38.1%), 14 (16.7%), 12 (14.3%, ...
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